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Hierarchy of feudal Japan

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  • What were the 3 major shogunates that ruled Japan from 1192 to 1868?
    Kamakura, Ashikaga, Tokugawa
  • Lowest class in feudal Japanese society
    Merchants
  • Powerful feudal landlords
    Daimyo
  • For which social class did the samurais serve?
    Daimyo
  • Who produced woodblock prints?
    Artisans
  • Religious, symbolic and spiritual leader of Japan
    Mikado (emperor)
  • Why were peasants given a relatively high status among commoners in feudal Japan?
    Because they produced the most important commodity, food.
  • Who was the first shogun in Japan?
    Minamoto no Yoritomo
  • Who was the most powerful person in feudal Japanese society?
    The shogun
  • Why were merchants considered the lowest class in feudal Japanese society?
    Because people believed they only made profit from the work of other people